Gauchin-Légal
Encyclopedia
Gauchin-Légal is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
and 29 miles (46.7 km) southwest of Lille
, at the junction of the D73 and the D341 roads. A small stream
, the ‘ruisseau Caucourt’, a tributary of the river Lawe, flows through the village.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village situated some 10 miles (16.1 km) south of BéthuneBéthune
Béthune is a city in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department.-Geography:Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. It is situated South-East of Calais, West of Lille, and North of Paris.-Landmarks:...
and 29 miles (46.7 km) southwest of Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
, at the junction of the D73 and the D341 roads. A small stream
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
, the ‘ruisseau Caucourt’, a tributary of the river Lawe, flows through the village.
Population
Places of interest
- ’Le Gal’, a sandstoneSandstoneSandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
rock chained to another on the village square. - The church of St.Joseph, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The eighteenth century chateau.